Patrick Watson was announced as the winner at a gala ceremony on September 24, 2007.
The Neon Bible tour continued into September 2007 with 25+ dates scheduled in North America and Europe through mid-November.
The band played only one headlining show in Toronto, Canada in August 2007, thanks to an intense rehearsal and recording schedule involving a weekly 23-hour trek from New York City to Ottawa by Kenny Winter.
On July 10, 2007, Neon Bible was named to the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize .
In June 2007, the band officially announced the return of a reunited classic line-up of Johnnie Dee, Derry Grehan, Ray Coburn, Gary Lalonde, and Dave Betts. The band toured extensively throughout Canada in 2007 and 2008. However, only Johnnie Dee and Derry Grehan appeared on the new 2008 CD Clifton…
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Lavigne’s third album, The Best Damn Thing , was released in April 2007 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, and subsequently achieved Platinum status in Canada. The album sold more than 2 million copies in the US. Its lead single, ” Girlfriend “, became Lavigne’s first…
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The first proper single, ” Black Mirror “, reached the No. 1 spot on CBC Radio 3 ‘s R3-30 chart for five consecutive weeks, from March 22 to April 19, 2007, and was the first single by any band ever to spend more than two weeks atop the chart.
Neon Bible premiered at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and the Irish Album Charts, and number 2 on the US Billboard Top 200 charts and the UK Top 40 Album Chart for the week of March 12, 2007.
Finger Eleven’s fifth studio album, Them vs. You vs. Me , was released on March 6, 2007, with Johnny K returning as producer.
and was officially released March 5, 2007, in the UK and March 6 in North America.